Latest articles by Hamish Mackintosh
"I’m speaking a musical language with the modular synthesizer as my pen": Meet Arushi Jain, the "modular princess" using synths to reimagine Indian classical music
Delight is the mesmeric new offering from modular synthesist, composer and singer Arushi Jain. Hamish Mackintosh sat down with Jain to find out more
Classic Steve Albini interview: "Lots of people in my position are opposed to the home-recording of music"
Acclaimed studio engineer and musician Steve Albini has died aged 61
Jeff Mills: “I’m waiting for instrument makers to make that simple piece of gear that does that one thing brilliantly… just like a 303. There’s no sound like it”
We caught up with electronic music-maker extraordinaire Jeff Mills prior to his appearance at this year’s CRSSD Festival, appropriately enough on 303 Day. Hamish Mackintosh spoke with The Wizard himself…
"The idea was that the computer would give us more time for creativity, but it was just the opposite...": Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos on how technology curbed the band's creativity
Ex-Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos on the backstory of his new soundtrack to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
James Ellis Ford: "My desert-island synth would be my ARP 2600. I use that on literally everything I do!"
Hamish Mackintosh catches up with the Simian Mobile Disco founder turned in-demand producer for Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode and more
Miss Grit: "I grew up being a little bit of an analogue purist, but that kind of thinking limited my creativity"
Miss Grit follows up previous EPs with the utterly captivating debut album, Follow The Cyborg on Mute. Hamish Mackintosh finds out more
George Fitzgerald: "Serum is one of the best synthesizers ever made, hardware or software"
George FitzGerald looks to the cosmos to fashion the sumptuous electronica of new album, Stellar Drifting
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: “I’ve played with Buchla instruments so long, they've become an extension of my brain”
Doyen of the Buchla and maker of modular mayhem Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith returns with a new album, the chaotically beautiful Let’s Turn it Into Sound
FKJ: "I don’t think there’s any MIDI on this album - I find clicking on a laptop very uninspiring"
FKJ returns with a brilliant new album, boasting contributions from Little Dragon, Toro Y Moi and guitar legend Carlos Santana. Hamish Mackintosh finds out more about the spaces in between
Moderat: "After 20 years of electronic music, the clean synth sound isn’t the most euphoric or rewarding sound to us"
Six years on from Moderat III, Berlin’s finest elektronische supergruppe emerge with sublime new album, MORE D4TA
Proc Fiskal: "I sort of play YouTube like an instrument [...] five of the tracks came about just by mashing the random start-points in a video"
"When I got into electronic music I just assumed that you had to have synths… I didn’t realise at that time that I could just do it all on my laptop there and then"
Jon Hopkins: "I don’t really have any modular synths, drum machines or any of that stuff - it’s all really Ableton and source audio from random places"
Best of 2021: The Grammy-nominated producer opens up about his ambient masterwork, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, going off-grid with Ableton, field recording in Ecuadorian caves and hanging speakers in trees
Classic Interview: Steve Albini – "A lot of people in my position are opposed to the home-recording of music. They feel like it cheapens what happens in the studio, but I disagree"
As Albini turns 60, we revisit our 2013 interview where he offers valuable advice and insight into audio engineering
Trentemøller talks latest album, plus compares studio and live setups
Some people never change whereas others have an inner drive to constantly change, reinvent and explore new avenues. Anders Trentemøller definitely falls into the latter category.
Fraser T Smith talks MPCs, mics and minimalism
Grammy-winning producer, Fraser T Smith discusses how less is often more
Cenzo Townshend on how to diversify as a producer
Award-winning mixer/engineer Cenzo Townshend on musical diversity
Craig Smith: gaining respect and residencies
We catch up with Craig Smith to shoot the breeze on getting a club residency, how to 'hold' the dance floor, and the importance of casting your net wide musically.
Noah Pred on the fundamentals of DJing
Renowned for his remarkable remix abilities, sought after techno DJ Noah Pred discusses the craft behind his music.
The weird and wonderful world of Mr Scruff
Mr Scruff on his love of vinyl, being inspired by disco, and why it's ok to be obsessed with music.
Max Cooper talks tech, tools and tempo
Max Cooper takes time out from promoting his brilliant debut album, Human, to discuss DJ etiquette and doodling on CDs.
Tony Banks: the 10 records that changed my life
The Genesis keyboard player discusses the songs and albums that blew his mind
